Dunfermline the
Ancient Capital
of Scotland
The final
resting place
of King Robert
The Bruce
The birthplace
of Andrew Carnegie
Home to the
Murison Burns
Collection
The City of Dunfermline
Dunfermline is a city of 59,000 people located on
high ground five miles from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth on the route of major road and rail crossings of the firth to Edinburgh and the south. Dunfermline was an ancient capital of Scotland and is the burial place for many in the country’s line of monarchs including Robert the Bruce and Saint Margaret.
The poet Robert Henryson, one of the country’s (or county’s) major literary figures, also lived in Dunfermline and was associated with its abbey. Ruins of the former monastic buildings around the abbey, now a parish church, include the remains of the royal palace and are an important tourist attraction. In modern times, the most famous son of Dunfermline was the wealthy industrialist, businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. He was the central figure in promoting its early twentieth century urban revival with the establishment of the world’s first Carnegie Public Library, swimming pool, theatre and public parks. His financial legacy is still of major importance.
Traditional industries in Dunfermline have principally involved textiles, engineering, defence and electronics. In more recent times this has begun to diversify into the service sector, including tourism.
A short movie about
the history of Dunfermline.
Filmed & directed by
David Ewles,
scripted and narrated by
Russell Boyce
You will need
QickTime Player
free download
for Windows
or MacOS
The movie clip is from
a DVD of Fife .more